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Tim Brown
June 9, 2017
In the case of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA VS. Cliven Bundy et al, Judge Gloria Navarro has demanded the defendants all wear chains throughout their trials. The simple question is, why? These are men who have demonstrated they are not violent nor have they attempted to escape from the prison system they have been incarcerated in for almost a year and a half.
In a response to the order by Judge Navarro, attorney for Pete Santilli, Chris Rasmussen, cited the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in May 2017 to bolster the claim that his client's rights are being violated, as are all the other defendants in the case.
"Peter Santilli hereby asserts his Fifth Amendment right to be present in Court without shackles," reads the motion.
The motion then cites the ruling of the 9th Circuit Court.
"If the government seeks to shackle a defendant, it must first justify the infringement with specific security needs as to that particular defendant. Courts must [then] "decide whether the stated need for security outweighs the infringement on a defendant's right."
Additionally, this decision cannot be passed off to security providers or "preemptively answered by routine policies."
The ruling adds, "All of these requirements apply regardless of a jury's presence or whether it's pretrial, trial or sentencing proceeding. Criminal defendants, like any other party appearing in court, are entitled to enter the courtroom with their heads held high."
In other words, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have said defendants have a right to be free of shackles and handcuffs in the presence of jurors in part to maintain the presumption of innocence until they are proven to be guilty.
Bringing these men into the courtroom biases the jury and poisons the well in the mind of jurors that these men are actually guilty before any testimony is heard.
Notice that it applies not only to trial, but pre-trial and sentencing.
The ruling by the court was emphatic in its rejection of routine shackling:
"We must take seriously how we treat individuals who come into contact with our criminal justice system -- from how our police interact with them on the street to how they appear in the courtroom. How the justice system treats people in these public settings matters for the public's perception, including that of the defendant. Practices like routine shackling and 'perp walks' are inconsistent with our constitutional presumption that people who have not been convicted of a crime are innocent until proven otherwise."
"For better or worse, the presumption of innocence rests in large part on appearances. And the appearance of a defendant in court, shackled "like a bear on a chain," can undermine that presumption. Therefore, the U.S. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that lower courts may no longer routinely of shackle all pretrial detainees in the courtroom, even if there is no jury present," writes Christopher Coble, Esq. at FindLaw.com.
Coble went on to write, "While many courts, including in this case the Southern District of California, permitted blanket shackling policies in the past, that rule has now changed. Going forward, 'if the government seeks to shackle a defendant, it must first justify the infringement with specific security needs as to that particular defendant.' In doing so, courts are required to decide 'whether the stated need for security outweighs the infringement on a defendant's right.'"
"Supreme Court bans the use of shackles 'unless that use is 'justified by an essential state interest' -- such as the interest in courtroom security -- specific to the defendant on trial.'" he added. "When considering a request for shackling, a court may 'take into account the factors that courts have traditionally relied on in gauging potential security problems and the risk of escape at trial.'"
Already, defendants in the Bundy Ranch case have had their right to a speedy trial violated. The prosecution has even stated that they could be held up to five years before it would even be considered a violation of their right to a speedy trial. Some have been subjected by the Democrat Party in Nevada to defamation of character via mailings to hundreds of thousands of potential jurors. Yet, nothing is done to stop the madness.
The government pretty much lost its case except for two convictions in the first round of the Bundy Ranch trials. They are out to make an example of these men to others who are willing to do what our founding fathers were willing to do and stand and oppose a tyrannical government that thinks it can violate the Constitution, the rights of the people, and grab land whenever, wherever and however it chooses to do so without the threat of opposition.
Thankfully, these men realize the stakes are high and they know the potential cost they face in making their stand. However, it should be of great comfort that several of these men were acquitted of some of the same charges in Oregon that they are facing in Nevada, and Santilli had all of his charges dismissed in Oregon.
Let's see if the corrupt Judge Navarro, a woman who had absolutely no experience as a judge before being advanced to a federal judge position by the likes of former Senator Harry Reid (D-NV) and Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah, will follow the law and protect the rights of these men or continue down the totalitarian road she is traveling. There is no doubt in my mind that Navarro is one of the judges that have gone rogue and needs to be impeached.
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Greetings blogfriends. How are you? I have beeen away for so long! Melina Nefeli is growing up so quickly she now wears clothes for 18-24 months old and she is only 5! She knows the words milk, mom, dad and hi(in greek of course). She has two best friends in the form of the two most caring and loving cats that constantly compete for her attention.
This last couple of days something sad happened to me. I realised just now that i have never talked here about my relationship with my father. It has always been a really strenuous one. He has a bad temper and it was really hard growing up with a person that constantly calls you and your mother names, yells and throws stuff and threatens you with physical violence(that he has not acted upon). His episodes happen completely unexpectedely. The minute you let your guard down, show him affection or even think of giving him another chance he has a violent outburst. In the five months of my daughter's life he has n't seen her more than fifteen times and in that little time he had with her he managed to cause the three most negative experiences of her life. The first when she was a newborn he started yelling at my mother because she said they should leave. The second time he came with my mom to take the dog and he was waiting in the car and my mom stayed a few more minutes. He repeatedly pressed the bell(who he knows is a very loud one) for over thrity times(probably a lot more he was doing it for several minutes), making both the pediatrician and a client of mine who were here to ask worryingly what is wrong. And the third one and last one ever when he came with my mom two days ago and while i was feeding the baby he started calling me names and cursing loudly in my apartment building and in front of the baby because half an hour earlier i told him not to kiss the baby's hands because she puts her in the mouth. This kind of language has never been spoken in my house before. This kind of yelling never took place in the past in my house and i promised myself that my baby will not see that kind of ugliness again. So, i cut him off. I told my mother i never want to see him again in my life. My baby will know only love and compassion.
I feel free and calm and i knew when it happpened that it was for the best. A true blessing in disguise. Somehow, although for years we were astranged, through my mom he found a way back in my life. Now i do not have to put up with him ever again.
The minute he left and i put the baby to sleep i cast every cleansing, protection spell known to man. Before i begun i was so angry at him.After that i was exhausted but the rage was gone.I even felt sorry for him and all the things he lost and will lose from our lives. I was calm by then and i knew what needed to be done. The Goddess was truly in my heart. And the next morning i turned a new page in my life.
There were a few moments that the light and darkness fought inside me. And he is the only person in my life that made me want to use dark magic(several times in my life i had thoughts i am not proud of). I am so glad i did not feed that endless cycle of hate and i just let go. Now there is room in my heart only for love and that would not be the case if i chose to channel my anger into something bad. That was n't always the case.
When i was a teenager my mom and i were reading a book of magic while taking breakfast(we were weird like that). And there was a dark spell to cause harm(i do not remember the specifics). Only like many others that it had blanks were you put the name of the person and the name of its mother. And i did not perform the ritual i just read it outloud with his name in the blanks. My mom freaked out. We were n't studying dark magic to cast it but to know to protect from it. Within the hour he came home violently ill. I was amazed. I did not do the ritual, i was not even concentrated when i read the spell. But there was all this residual anger lingering, waiting to take form that it made it easy. I read the reversal and my mom was cleansing our home for months after that and i never did anything like that ever again. But i remember how easy it felt. I do not want to admit it but i liked it.. It felt like i was gaining control of my life when in fact i was losing it.
When i felt i could not protect my baby from him all those feelings resurfaced and i had to focus on the people i love and everything i care about to not get sucked into the darkness. I am so happy i did. Hopefully everyone will move on now.
Choosing light over darkness sometimes takes all you got
Greetings blogfriends. How are you? I have beeen away for so long! Melina Nefeli is growing up so quickly she now wears clothes for 18-24 months old and she is only 5! She knows the words milk, mom, dad and hi(in greek of course). She has two best friends in the form of the two most caring and loving cats that constantly compete for her attention.


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New To This Vegan Thing
I want to start eating vegan for me and my family. I am a 37 year old married male with 2 children, ages 13 and 8 and I want to be a example for them and set them up for success as far as a healthy diet is concerned.
One of my problems is that we love meat and I have no idea where to start as far as tasty foods are concerned regarding a vegan diet. I have no idea where to start in terms of "replacements". I eat a few eggs and organic crackers just about every morning for breakfast. I also love cereal even though I realize cows/goats milk isn't good for you. I'm allergic to nuts so almond milk is a no go. I'm not sure what rice milk taste like but I'm willing to give it a go. On top of loving meat, I also have a sweet tooth and would love to know what vegan foods i canneat to replace the craving I have for unhealthy proccessed foods. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance.
I had the same concerns 7 years ago when I went from Veg to Vegan, and it turned out to be not a sacrifice but opened a door to all sorts of foods (Indian, Latin, Chinese/Japanese) that I wouldn't have tried otherwise.
For the meat-craving (which fades in a few weeks as your body adjusts to a healthier diet) Tempeh, Tofu, and there are meatless versions of everything meat (Boca/garden burgers, meatless chicken, meatless bacon, even meatless ribs- they can make textured soy taste like anything with any texture) but they may not all be 100% vegan, may have eggs or dairy, so check ingredients or look for the "V" vegan symbol. When I first went vegan and craved cheese I would eat cashew butter, sooo good and very rich. Cashews and peanuts technically are legumes not nuts I think, but I guess you know whether you are allergic.
Tofutti better-than-cream-cheese really is better than cream cheese on bagels, tastes tangy like the real thing but less heavy. Whole Foods or other natural food stores will stock it.
I eat a lot of extra virgin olive oil every day too, makes food richer. And to spice things up I use hot sauce, soy sauce, miso, curry, etc.
For staple meals I usu cook whole-wheat pasta, organic long grain brown rice, black beans, lentils, etc again with lots of olive oil and vegetables. This type of diet is hearty, rich in protein and unsaturated fats.
And of course lots of fruits and veggies! And good tea and coffee is vegan of course too, can't leave that out. Also, vegans usu need to supplement omega 3 with flax oil and B12, though the latter is often added to soy milk.
For sweets i love dried cherries and other dried fruits, and whole foods has great vegan baked goods, from pumpkin pie during holiday season to vegan cookies, scones, etc etc.
Also google vegan desserts, that's how I found this site, looking for a vegan cheesecake recipe!
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tofu scrambles
in desserts there is a section in vegweb which will help you.
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basically any kind of vegan milk I would say. There's soymilk.
Replacements for meats is
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First I would say is decide what meat based recipe you want replaced.
then look up the vegan version on vegweb or google it. Say it's meatloaf we have a ton of vegan versions of it. Put in vegan meatloaf recipes.
Second study the mock meat categories on vegweb and then search them out in your supermarket/ healthfood store. Be able to recognize them.
A vegan diet should contain no meat, chicken, fish, eggs, milk or butter. Nothing from an animal.
Just remember always get vegan recipes.


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JEFFERSON CITY - Missouri officials say the state's unemployment rate edged one-tenth of a point lower to 6.6 percent in April while payrolls increased by roughly 12,000 jobs.
The Department of Economic Development reported Tuesday the leisure and hospitality sector added 4,800 jobs in April. Other big gains were the professional and business services sector with 4,300 new jobs, and the trade, transportation and utilities sector with 2,500.
The gains were partly offset by losses of about 700 jobs in construction and 700 in financial activities.
Missouri's civilian labor force numbered slightly less than 3 million in April and was up about 4,500 from March. The labor force includes people with jobs and those who are unemployed but looking for work.


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Uninformed ambassadors are an old joke
I've been reading a great deal about Obama's proposed ambassadorial appointments, some of whom have never been to the countries in which they'll be America's representatives. They're getting the jobs as sinecures in exchange for financial services rendered to the President.
Much as I'm always happy to leap onto the anti-Obama bandwagon, he's not doing anything new. Back in 1949, President Truman did exactly the same thing. He appointed Washington, D.C. hostess and Democratic Party fundraiser Perle Mesta as the Ambassador to Luxembourg in 1949. She was famously uninformed about Luxembourg (or really about anything).
Inspired by this uninspired appointment, Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse wrote "Call me Madam," about Sally Adams, the oil-rich "hostess with the mostest" ambassador to "Lichtenburg." She is blatantly, amusingly, ill-informed, but comes complete with style and charm. She also sings wonderful Irving Berlin songs, so everyone is happy.
The show, starring Ethel Merman, was a Broadway hit in 1951. I'm now watching the 1953 musical, also starring Merman, as well as George Sanders, Donald O'Connor, Billy DeWolfe, Charles Dingle, and Vera-Ellen. It's not a great movie, but it helps while away the time while I'm doing my post-surgical rest, ice, compression, and elevation, as well as my ten hours a day on the "knee moving machine."
My only real regret watching the show us that Donald O'Connor didn't have a bigger, longer career. I love watching him. He's a charming actor, has a beautiful voice for show tunes, and is one if the best dancers to have come out of Hollywood. It was his misfortune to be stuck in the "Francis the Talking Mule" films, as well as to get the fever (from Francis) that debilitated him and helped derail his career.
Conservatives end to target the Obama administration for things that really matter. Getting our collective knickers in a twist about something that's as old as politics is a waste if time. Doing otherwise makes us as silly as the Senators who waste their time targeting the Washington Redskins.


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The lights from the unfinished buildings flickered ever so picturesquely on the surface of the water front, like stars in a mighty heaven. I looked down unto the unusually empty streets; the streets that will become a war zone in less than a few hours. People robed in white where flocking to the beautifully lighted mosque. Some of, who will, as soon as they lift their damp foreheads from the soothing carpet, start their cars and start their daily battles against traffic and their computers.
Sami silently showed up from behind. Not making an entrance, unlikely to the usual, I initiated the conversation.
Me: It is time.
Sami: Damn man, that was quick, don't you think?
Sami: I just thought it would be longer.
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Sami: Yes I know that, but I'm surprised that it came so soon.
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Sami: I know, I've never seen you so happy.
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Me: Yes I know and I really appreciate it. I do. You'll always be a part of me. We spent the best times of our lives together. But it must come to an end.
Sami: Ok then. I'm known to never overstay my welcome. And you created me, so you might as well get rid of me.
Silently, Sami shuffled off to the dark closet where such things as childhood heroes and adolescent dreams wither off and die.
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The MLB Network's "Baseball IQ": A Swing and a Miss
To say I have resentments over Major League Baseball's long-standing tradition of being completely out of touch with its fans is like saying I'm not worried about the future of the Republican party: IT'S EXTREMELY UNDERSTATED!!!
After all, we the FANS are what make professional baseball work. WE are the ones who pay $30 for a nosebleed, who dish out $8.50 for a crappy beer. WE are the ones who have to see therapists when our favorite superstars go wherever the money takes them and WE are the ones who, despite what happens in the offseason, can't wait to get back to the ballpark and throw our hard earned money around. So when we get dissed by the governing hands of the sport we love so much, IT HURTS.
The NBA set up its own network in 1999. The NFL perfected the craft in 2003. And the NHL (yes, that's the one where they play hockey) started its own network in 2007.
It wasn't until 2009 — a good TEN YEARS after the NBA set the precedent — that MLB finally gave the fans the opportunity to experience baseballgasms 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. I can hardly remember life before MLBN, and I don't want to.
But there has been something missing in its programming. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE the lineup of shows they've been rolling out. Brian Kenny's new Clubhouse Confidential is fantastic. Prime 9 is a classic. And nothing beats MLB Tonight. Yet the very nature of baseball fandom — getting lost in the numbers playground and tooling around for hours — seems to open itself up to a… TRIVIA SHOW!
Enter Matt Vasgersian and Baseball IQ, which premiered on the Network last night. Vasgersian's cool. Baseball trivia is cool. How can this possibly not be a kick @$$ show?
Quite easily actually. Rather than having real fans as contestants — y'know, the type of Joe Plumber uberdork (me?) who will argue and bet stats in a bar 'til the beast looks beautiful — they instead use MLB employees:
"It will be a 32-person bracket with one participant representing MLB.com, each of the 30 clubs and the National Baseball Hall of Fame — featuring everyone from front-office personnel to equipment managers to scoreboard operators and museum curators."
Um… (channel Eddie Murphy Delirious voice) dat's not iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiit.
MLB employees?!?!?!? Would you watch Jeopardy if the contestants were limited to the authors of the Encyclopedia Britannica?!?!?!
Okay, so the "prize" money is donated to charity. Whoop-dee-doo. If I wanted to watch a charity event I'd go to a golf course. Or a walk-a-thon.
The MLB Network had a great opportunity to connect with its fans — the very people who keep the Network going — by allowing everyday folks who live/eat/breathe baseball but don't get paid for it to shine.
Instead, they produced the equivalent of an Alfonso Soriano swing at a ball in the dirt, low and away.
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March 20, 2013 — Northwest Community Healthcare (NCH) is unveiling new imaging and lab results functionality for its mobile app, MyNCH, which allows NCH Medical Group patients to view their lab and imaging results with just the tap of a finger on their smartphone.
In addition to the new clinical functionality, MyNCH also is now available on Android mobile devices. Last year, NCH unveiled MyNCH on iOS devices (iPhone, iPad and iPod touch) to allow individuals to better manage their urgent and day-to-day healthcare needs.
MyNCH is a multi-functional mobile app that provides people with instant access to NCH's network of NCH Medical Group physicians, hospital services, emergency care, immediate care and specialty centers throughout Chicago's northwest suburbs. NCH is among the first healthcare providers in Illinois and one of only 13 comparable hospitals in the country to provide its patients with a robust mobile app.
The MyNCH app features an interactive facility locator with details about all NCH locations and the services provided at each facility. And, in the event of an injury or illness, MyNCH users can quickly identify the NCH facility nearest their location, review the level of care provided, and instantly access driving directions. Estimated wait times at the NCH Adult and Pediatric Emergency Rooms and the four NCH Immediate Care Centers are also part of this robust mobile healthcare manager.
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Experts See More January Blues
Post-holiday money woes, reality checks, self-reflection can increase the blues.
Jan. 6, 2009 -- Forget the cliche holiday blues. Social workers, therapists and counselors say more people seek help for depression in January than in December.
Going back to work, burst family illusions, self-reflection triggered by the new year and December's credit card statements can all be bummers, but experts say it's often the constellation of circumstances that can push people over the edge.
For Pat, a member of the group Al-Anon for families of alcoholics, one particularly bad January seemed to compound all his problems of the previous year.
"The holidays were an opportunity for us to compensate for the shortcomings of the preceding year," said Pat, who was referring to the problems he had with his wife's alcoholism.
In an attempt to make it up to his four children, Pat said he ran himself ragged December, buying everything on the children's wish lists.
"We probably spent 25 percent more than what we should have," Pat said.
Then on Christmas morning, "my middle son Dave approached me, and said, 'It's really nice to have all these gifts from Santa Claus, but how come you didn't get me anything?'"
That blow resonated with Pat. He made a mental note to let his kids know he cared the next year. By mid-January, the Christmas spending spree had begun to take a different toll on the family.
"It was always a tough time anticipating the bills and dealing with it," he said. "All the scrambling I did was just met with more drinking on [his wife's] part because she didn't want to face the debt."
With or without alcoholism in the family, counselors say the post-holiday time has a way of magnifying family or personal issues.
In January, "We get one-third to one-half more people, at least," said Jennifer Falotico Taylor, a clinical psychologist at McLean Hospital for psychiatric services in Belmont, Mass.
"Mid-January, is usually about when the bills come, and things in general around people look pretty bleak," said Taylor.
However, Taylor said a lot of the January blues come from a residual personal disillusionment during the holidays.
Reality and the New Year
"[Her patients] often say, 'I thought I was enjoying the holidays, but I was covering up that I really wasn't having a good time,'" Taylor said.
"It never felt real -- they felt like they were putting on an act," Taylor said of her patients. "A couple of weeks into it, they realized the role they put on started to crumble."
According to Taylor, by January people who felt pushed around or disillusioned during the holidays start going through a great deal of self-destructive distractions such as shopping, eating, drinking or starting romantic relationships.
"It's getting into a relationship to cover up their feelings," she said.
By January's end, Taylor said the self-destruction can escalate.
"Things get out of balance -- suddenly things are bad again, and things sort of crash and burn," she said. "Many times the drinking gets worse or they'll start to isolate, and families get worried."
Pat, who helps run the group Al-Anon, said he noticed January is a very busy time of year to help new and old members. One of his associates, Val, has been going through a particularly rough January.
"My sister and I had been really close growing up," Val said. "She's an alcoholic, and she had seven years clean and sober, and now she's back drinking."
Val said her sister's drinking problem interfered with family time over the holidays, since she chose to go out partying instead of visiting.
"Now I have to accept the fact that that's what she's choosing to do. I guess that's a loss for me, because she's one of my best friends," she said.
Although her sister's new drinking problem has been in the making for months, Val said something about reflecting in January made it more poignant.
"In the beginning of the year, you take stock of your life and what's going on in it, and things that are bothering you come to the forefront," Val said.
Aside from holiday disillusionment, self-reflection at New Year's is a major contributor to January blues, Taylor said.
"When you look back over the year, and people are asking how you are doing, it brings up a lot of what you lost," she said.
January Depression Doesn't Have to Have the Last Word
Despite all the January blues going around, psychologists at the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline said there is not usually a sharp increase in suicide help calls during the month. There was, however, a annual spike in calls to the hotline over the course of 2008.
Suicide calls were up by 10,000 calls per month in 2008 compared with 2007, and peaked in October, with a total of 52,233 calls.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline spokeswoman Amanda Lehner said the calls "may or may not be connected to the economic crisis," but since all calls are anonymous, it is hard for the Lifeline employees to tell.
"They don't typically tend to increase in January," said Gillian Murphy, a psychiatric social worker for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. "I always thought you'd see a huge rise. You really just see a small blip and then it goes back."
Murphy said March, April and May are the busiest times of year for calls to the 24-hour 800-273-TALK hot line, which can help individuals, family and friends concerned about suicide risk, or even just concerned about someone's mental state. But she said suicides happen year-round.
"Don't just isolate it to this is the one bad month," said Murphy. "And don't think by asking that you are being rude or triggering if you outright ask, 'Are you thinking of suicide?' It's the complete opposite."
For the less severe January blues, Taylor and Val have a few suggestions.
Val, who also has a master's in counseling, self-reflection around New Year's should be used for good, even if it can be painful.
"We really have all year. Why in January is this stuff sitting in front of our face?" Val said. "But I guess we need time to take stock and redirect ourselves -- otherwise, maybe we wouldn't take action to improve things in our lives."
"We are a product of our habits," she said.
Taylor, however, had different advice.
"It's really about adapting," said Taylor, who suggested patients try to ground themselves in their normal sleep, work and eating routines.
"No drastic changes," Taylor said. That means no lofty New Year's resolutions either. "Cut the goals way down -- smaller accomplishments, reaching out to other people often makes people feel a lot better."


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text: Job Discussion Forums :: View topic - QP cover-up Get TEFL Certified & Start Your Adventure Today! Job Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in QP cover-up Goto page 1, 2, 3 Next Job Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Qatar View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message John CarpenterJoined: 31 Aug 2006Posts: 42Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2007 10:28 pm Post subject: QP cover-up On the 23rd January, I started a new class at QP's Ras Aboud Training center. I was the 3rd teacher in less than a month and the 5th or 6th alltogether. There were 17 names on the sheet for a classroom that would be crowded with 12 students but i was told there would never be more than 10. I had 15 students the first day. After being sent from one person to another, they told me that my class would be reduced to 10, but only took 3 (good) students away. (MOD edit) In the 6 months I have been here, more than half the people who started have left. Two more are leaving soonm because of inappropriate accommodation, and more will follow. This is not a good place to work. The teachers are on 9000 or 11000 and most of the students are on about 8000, although the married ones get more than the lower paid teachers. The administration is a joke, with most of them out of their depth, and too scared or too incompetent to do their jobs properly. For any further information please feel free to contact me privately at [email protected], or via the forum. If anyone has an email address for the top bods at QP or in the Government, I would appreciate it, as I haven't been able to find same yet (edit for too much use of names - use PM or email privately if you wish to learn more) Back to top dmbJoined: 12 Feb 2003Posts: 8397 Posted: Sun Feb 11, 2007 5:19 am Post subject: Good to see that things haven't changed........ I miss QP Back to top graftonstreetgulfJoined: 15 Nov 2006Posts: 25Location: South America Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:41 am Post subject: Too right dmb...I'm trying to work out what JC is complaining about....all sounded quite normal to me. Back to top GordonJoined: 28 Jan 2003Posts: 5309Location: Japan Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 5:46 am Post subject: graftonstreetgulf wrote: Too right dmb...I'm trying to work out what JC is complaining about....all sounded quite normal to me. His original message was about 4 times longer and more detailed with names, which is why it was apparently edited by the moderators. Back to top dmbJoined: 12 Feb 2003Posts: 8397 Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 1:36 pm Post subject: Quote: most of the students are on about 8000 Are you sure about this John? When I was there 3 years ago the students were on about 2000 with the married students on a slighty higher pay. However, the students would often have a few deductions for ahem... absenteesim (It was my favourite word. "Right, you're absent" "But teacher I no money") Back to top veiledsentimentsJoined: 20 Feb 2003Posts: 17644Location: USA Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2007 3:25 pm Post subject: I too read the original message. I suspect that it was the naming of numerous royal family members and management staff that got it edited. But, I thought that it sounded like everything was the same there as it has always been... rather spoiled unmotivated students and an incompetent management... VS Back to top gstieglitJoined: 05 Nov 2006Posts: 25Location: Mexico Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 5:34 am Post subject: What is QP? Back to top dmbJoined: 12 Feb 2003Posts: 8397 Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2007 10:34 am Post subject: Qatar Petroleum (which actually own Qatar pretty much) Back to top scot47Joined: 10 Jan 2003Posts: 15343 Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 5:25 am Post subject: And it may be called Petroleum but they produce GAS. Back to top letitslidedudeJoined: 07 Mar 2007Posts: 81Location: KOREA Posted: Sat Mar 10, 2007 6:02 am Post subject: advice! IF YOU ARE DESPERATE AND LOOKING FOR A HOLE LIKE QP, think about going back to school and do a career shift! Or go to Japan and baby-sit kids at an EIKAWA, at least you will have a life after work. Joining QP can kill you psychologically, physically and drains your energy! Nothing positive to say about this place: Students are the worst! Managers, only God knows/ Teaching materials are UNTEACHABLE! Oh by the way, the man who was in charge (hiring) before he lost the contract, in his 8 years, he made a bundle: money & money. And he is the guy who created this chaos in QP. Instead of hiring qualified native English Teachers, he hired teachers from third world and sub-Saharan continent and the main reason is that these teachers would never get good jobs, usually desperate and HE COULD EASILY CONTROL THEM. He left and he left a BIG MESS behind him. Oh! People who are in charge now are even worse! Take care! Back to top lotsaJoined: 21 Mar 2007Posts: 68Location: Oman Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 3:22 am Post subject: The people mentioned as being left behind are worse than the previous honcho is based on what? That is, are you employed there now, or very recently? If not, can you fully verify the claim you make. I don't work for QP, but when I read posts in these forums I look for valid arguments, very few of which exist. Cogito ergo sum. Back to top wilberforceJoined: 27 Dec 2008Posts: 647 Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2009 10:30 am Post subject: Yeah, there are plenty of problems at the Gulag but there's nothing you can do about them. You just have to lie low and let it pass over you. Don't get agitated and don't jump the gun. I agree there is unfairness, favoritism and discrepancies. The good thing is you can just sign on for a 6 months contract and then take off. Back to top John CarpenterJoined: 31 Aug 2006Posts: 42Location: Saudi Arabia Posted: Fri Jul 10, 2009 5:21 pm Post subject: Hi This is John Carpenter who wrote the original Coverup, more than 2 years ago. I now work in KSA and some of my present students recently visited relatives in Doha, and I had joked with them about my 'hassles' with one particular individual. They told me that they met a student who remembered the incident, and was very embarrassed by the way that I was treated. He also told them that some of the other students from that class were moved at their own request and that some of the other althanis in the class left. He asked to be remembered to me, and hoped that I didn't dislike him because of what happened. I don't and I am inspired by the fact that he was so open with my students, who only had a potted version from me, but now have a much stronger version J Carpenter Back to top wilberforceJoined: 27 Dec 2008Posts: 647 Posted: Sat Jul 11, 2009 7:26 am Post subject: Yes, John you were badly done by and this left a sour taste in a lot of people's mouths. We felt for you. Once you fall afoul of the system or a student, then it's down the drain. Things are a tad better these days but there are still downturns. Poor old ----y was let go recently because of the boozing. They should have given him a second chance. Remember most of the students are just kids and have to grow up. They are no better or worse than most of the college/high school students in the US. At least they don't bring knives or weapons to school. I left a job years ago where I had to deal with violence in the schools. If one of those students had it in for you, then you were really in trouble. I hope it's all going well for you in Saudi. Are the salaries better than here? The fact that it's dry puts a lot of people (including myself) off from going there. As for accomodation, we were all moved from that disgusting illegally built building near the Jaidah Towers with the smoke-belching generator machine outside. We were all in danger of contracting lung disease. You may recall the street was too narrow to park in so we were at risk of being squashed to death as well. Or maybe this was before your time? Try to come back for a visit. The new premises are supposed to be state of the art..... anything would be after Ras Aboud. But hey, we'll probably miss the old place... Back to top zeke0606Joined: 22 Oct 2007Posts: 185Location: East Outer Mongolia Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:25 am Post subject: Hi guys! I was with John in Qatar when all that happened. I quit very shortly after he was let go, but for different reasons. The disaster that happened to John was mishandled so badly that everything that could have gone RIGHT - went wrong! I was down at the bakery, very near the refinery and the Resort. So I was out of the spotlight of the gulag, but not the politics, personal rivalries, and I was told to pay a bribe of $500 for my RP - from one of the Griffith staff! However, I did enjoy the country. But it took only 3 weeks to see every nook and cranny of the country - twice. 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— Our thanks to Michael Markarian, president of the Humane Society Legislative Fund, for permission to republish this post, which originally appeared on his blog Animals & Politics on August 27, 2012.
Since U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wisc., was named Mitt Romney's vice-presidential running mate a couple weeks ago, his background and policy positions are now subject to an extraordinary degree of scrutiny.
While it's been widely reported that Ryan is an avid bowhunter and a previous co-chairman of the Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus, not much has been said about his other animal welfare positions.
The Humane Society Legislative Fund has not yet made any recommendation in the presidential race, but will provide more information on the candidates between now and Election Day. Here's a snapshot of Ryan's record on animal protection legislation during his seven terms in Congress.
On the positive side, he has cosponsored bills in several sessions of Congress to strengthen the federal penalties for illegal dogfighting and cockfighting, making it a felony to transport animals across state lines for these gruesome and barbaric fights, and to ban the commerce in "crush videos" showing the intentional torture of puppies, kittens and other live animals for the sexual titillation of viewers.
He has also voted in favor of a number of animal protection measures on the House floor, including legislation to fund conservation programs for imperiled crane populations in the U.S. (including in his home state of Wisconsin) and around the world; to require state and local authorities to consider the needs of people with pets and service animals in disaster planning; to prohibit interstate commerce of tigers, lions and other big cats for the exotic pet trade; to provide funds to improve enforcement of the federal animal fighting law; and to boost conservation funding and protect wildlife habitat.
As a deficit hawk, Ryan has also supported some efforts to cut spending on profligate programs that harm animals. He has voted to cap agriculture subsidies and limit huge taxpayer giveaways to factory farms; to bar tax dollars from being used to allow commercial and recreational trapping with steel-jawed leghold traps on national wildlife refuges; and to cut funding for the USDA's Wildlife Services program which uses traps, poisons and other inhumane methods of killing predators as a subsidy for private livestock ranchers.
His inclination to cut funds, however, has not been consistent on animal welfare issues. Although he voted to cut millions of dollars in wasteful spending on lethal predator control in 1999 and 2000, Ryan later opposed a similar cost-saving measure in 2011. He also voted to allow the use of federal tax dollars to kill Yellowstone bison; to allow the trophy hunting of bears using piles of bait on federal lands; to process meat from downed livestock too sick or injured to walk on their own; to permit the import of sport-hunted polar bear trophies from Canada; and to facilitate the slaughter of American horses for human consumption in France and Belgium where horsemeat is considered a delicacy.
Ryan has opposed a number of common-sense animal protection policies over the years. He has voted to weaken the Endangered Species Act by preventing the listing of any new species or designation of critical habitat; to allow the interstate commerce in primates for the exotic pet trade; to allow the carrying of loaded firearms in national parks; to allow the commercial sale and slaughter of wild horses and burros; to prevent the collection of greenhouse gas emissions data from factory farms; to allow the use of dolphin-deadly tuna fishing nets; and to allow oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge which is home to many wild animals. And he has voted against legislation to protect sea otters, marine turtles, and rare dog and cat species.
In short, Ryan's record on animal welfare has been mixed. While he has supported some animal protection policies, he has opposed others, and has never exhibited leadership on the issues. His ratings on the annual Humane Scorecard have been 50 percent for the 106th Congress; 20 percent for the 108th Congress; 28 percent for the 109th Congress; 17 percent for the 110th Congress; 13 percent for the 111th Congress; and 13 percent for the first session of the 112th Congress. Those numbers are moving in the wrong direction, and that's been a growing concern of ours.


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